title: Baseline measure of alcohol-based skin preparation agents before 2011 National Quality Forum recommendation in a general surgery population.
abstract: The National Quality Forum (2011) recommends the use of alcohol-based skin preparation agents before surgery to help prevent infections. This multihospital study (n = 3,794) evaluates its use in a general surgery patient population before the National Quality Forum recommendation. Forty-seven percent of cases received an alcohol-based skin preparation agent.
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
authors.forename: Akkeneel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Talsma
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Galecki
authors.forename: Carol E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Chenoweth
authors.forename: Hyogeun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Geun
authors.forename: Darrell A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Campbell
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000592:standards; D000438:Alcohols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000985:Antisepsis / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D001062:Appendectomy / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D003082:Colectomy / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D013502:General Surgery / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D059685:Herniorrhaphy / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D000438:Alcohols; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local